"Indeed Allah has worshipers who have been silenced by fear of Him although they are eloquent in speech."
- 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbaas
| 34.5% |  | United States |
| 28.3% |  | United Kingdom |
| 4.4% |  | Canada |
| 3.6% |  | India |
| 3% |  | Pakistan |
| 3% |  | Malaysia |
| 2.9% |  | Japan |
| 2.4% |  | Saudi Arabia |
| 2.3% |  | United Arab Emirates |
| 2% |  | Australia |
| Today: | 196 |
| Yesterday: | 413 |
| This Week: | 887 |
| Last Week: | 1973 |
Asceticism and Gratitude
The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said:
"By Allah, it is not the poverty about which I fear in regard to you but I am afraid in your case that (the worldly) riches may be given to you as were given to those who had gone before you and you begin to vie with one another for them as they vied for them. And these may destroy you as these destroyed them.”
(Sahih Muslim, Book #042, Hadith #7065).
The new Westfield mega mall recently opened in East London, amid much media hype and celebrity endorsement. A shiny futuristic maze of shops and boutiques, complete with restaurants and even hotels, all designed so that the visitor can immerse themselves within the cosy consumer bubble that is Westfield.
What is clear to anyone observing the mall, is the number of Muslims constantly entering and exiting, shopping bags in hand. In fact, for a large percentage of east London’s young Muslim population, this is the prime location not only for shopping but for leisure and relaxation. It even has a prayer room.... Asceticism and Gratitude 18 Nov 2011 Hits:71 One of the biggest enemies of productivity in our world today is the comfortable consumerism culture that we’re living in.
Everything is within reach and we’re constantly looking for the latest, quickest, or smallest! Each of us (except whom Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) had mercy upon) is literally ‘killing’ themselves running after acquiring more and more of today’s world and what’s sad about this is that we, as Muslims, should know better.
History seems to repeat itself, for the Muslim Ummah did indulge in such consumerism more than 1,000 years ago, during the Golden Age of the Islamic civilisation. The... Asceticism and Gratitude 24 Jun 2011 Hits:83Westfield, Mega-Malls and the Consumerist Ummah
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